Massage Benefits
Massage has been considered beneficial for more than 5000 years. It was used in the Far East to recover from illnesses as well as by Romans and Greeks to help injured warriors to recuperate faster. Massage is composed of different techniques, from kneading to effleurage, from petrissage to cupping. The therapist chooses the most appropriate movements to be applied to the body, accordingly to the client’s need. Usually massage engages two types of reactions: mechanical responses as a result of pressure and movement as the soft tissues are manipulated, and reflex responses in which the nerves respond to stimulation.
Here are some of the most well known benefits of massage therapy:
Massage enhances flexibility of the muscles due to muscular relaxation; Furthermore, it improves muscle tone and balance, reducing the physical stress placed on the bones and joints. It increases blood circulation bringing more oxygen and nutrients into the muscle. This lessens muscle fatigue and soreness. It promotes swift elimination of toxins and waste products from the muscle.
In addition, massage helps decrease oedema by increasing lymphatic drainage and the elimination of waste from the system. Also, regular massage may help strengthen the immune system, due to an increase in white blood cells. Massage stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, helping promote relaxation and decreasing stress. It stimulates sensory receptors: this can either excite or soothe nerves depending on the techniques used.
Massage can result in improved elasticity of the skin, vaso-dilation of the surface capillaries helping to improve the skin’s colour, enhanced circulation to the skin, improved nutrition to the cells and encouraging cell regeneration. Massage can generate a feeling of well-being and improved self-esteem, endorse the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, which stimulates digestion, and diminish stress and anxiety by relaxing both mind and body.
Paolo Andrea Dalla Fina
www.londonserenity.com
Here are some of the most well known benefits of massage therapy:
Massage enhances flexibility of the muscles due to muscular relaxation; Furthermore, it improves muscle tone and balance, reducing the physical stress placed on the bones and joints. It increases blood circulation bringing more oxygen and nutrients into the muscle. This lessens muscle fatigue and soreness. It promotes swift elimination of toxins and waste products from the muscle.
In addition, massage helps decrease oedema by increasing lymphatic drainage and the elimination of waste from the system. Also, regular massage may help strengthen the immune system, due to an increase in white blood cells. Massage stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, helping promote relaxation and decreasing stress. It stimulates sensory receptors: this can either excite or soothe nerves depending on the techniques used.
Massage can result in improved elasticity of the skin, vaso-dilation of the surface capillaries helping to improve the skin’s colour, enhanced circulation to the skin, improved nutrition to the cells and encouraging cell regeneration. Massage can generate a feeling of well-being and improved self-esteem, endorse the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, which stimulates digestion, and diminish stress and anxiety by relaxing both mind and body.
Paolo Andrea Dalla Fina
www.londonserenity.com
1 comment:
I had a massage in my hotel room the other day, and a therapist from London Serenity gave me the best Swedish massage I have ever had! Well done Serenity, I will order you every time I am in town..I must agree that I felt so energised after the massage, and the tension in my shoulders was completely gone..Thank you
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